United Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Santa Barbara County

Analysis

United Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Santa Barbara County is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, United Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Santa Barbara County reported income of $10.5m and spending of $5.9m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $10.5m (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, United Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Santa Barbara County sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Overtown Youth Center Inc ($10.5m), Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington Inc ($10.6m) and Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic Inc ($10.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $22.0m against liabilities of $515k, net assets of $21.5m. It reported 182 employees.